Adam Wisniewski

Jun 12, 2024 | wendyperrin.com | Hannah Howard |Brook Wilkinson |Wendy Perrin |Adam Wisniewski

Have you ever fallen in love with an exotic food or crafts market abroad—the people, the treasures, the colors, the smells, the sounds—but you didn’t take photos because you didn’t know how to ask the local merchants for permission? You’re not alone. It’s a question that so many of us have grappled with: How can we approach people while we’re traveling and ask to take their photos? How can we better bridge that (potentially awkward) gap?

Jun 5, 2024 | wendyperrin.com | Wendy Perrin |Brook Wilkinson |Adam Wisniewski

After our newsletter about your fellow traveler Jamie Reuter—who’s pictured above in Paris, with his daughter and granddaughter, before he fell, broke his leg, and ended up in surgery—many of you wrote in with questions. So I thought you’d appreciate an update from his wife, Jan Heininger (below). It’s fascinating to read her report on French doctors and navigating hospital complications. When a medical emergency strikes abroad, what are the best sources of help?

May 29, 2024 | wendyperrin.com | Wendy Perrin |Doug Baker |Brook Wilkinson |Adam Wisniewski

With more and more students spending a semester studying abroad, we’re seeing more and more families travel to visit them. I’m just back from visiting my son Charlie in Australia, and many of you are arranging ever cooler trips to meet up with your own favorite undergrad, everywhere from Copenhagen to Botswana. So I thought I’d share some hard-earned wisdom:When you reunite with your child in their foreign homebase, they won’t have jet lag, but you will.

Dec 29, 2023 | afar.com | Adam Wisniewski

If AFAR’s Where to Go in 2024 list has inspired you to start planning your travels for the coming year, we have good news: The U.S. dollar is strong in a lot of popular destinations and your money is going to go further. For example, travel to Rome and the Sydney Opera House is cheaper for Americans at the moment, because purchases made in local currency are weighted in our favor.

Oct 11, 2023 | afar.com | Adam Wisniewski

The door to your airplane closes, and it’s time to leave the gate, but before the aircraft can pull away, a white mist appears out of thin air, swirling around the overhead bins. No, it’s not a disco-themed cabin crew introduction (cue the lasers!) or a new method to attract your attention to the safety video. The phenomenon of in-cabin fog has been the subject of Reddit and Quora threads over the years and occasionally makes the evening news via a viral video, but what exactly is it?